Midseason report calls J.J. Watt NFL’s best on defense

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Texans defensive end J.J. Watt is getting almost unanimous support as the best defensive player in the NFL over the first half of the season.

A midseason report on ESPN.com by Matt Williamson and Scouts, Inc., calls Watt the fifth-best player in the NFL, primarily because of his performance this season.

Watt is ranked behind quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Drew Brees and running back Adrian Peterson. That’s quite a ranking for a second-year, 3-4 defensive end who Williamson wrote that Watt has moved up 50 spots in their midseason ranking.